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user-inactivated  ·  2513 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Sci-fi club special issue: Ghost in the Shell edition

    The visuals and atmosphere were true to the original with lots of little details that pay service to the franchise. Various iconic scenes were remade nearly shot-for-shot

Hollywood tends to produce gorgeous motion pictures as of recently: Avatar, the Mad Max remake/sequel, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman... Wanna know what else they have in common? Superficial story. Plot, characters, mental details (as opposed to perceptual) - all of it gone for the sake of a nice picture.

It's not as if you can't make it look good and tell a good story. Just look at what Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul have done so far. Beautiful cinematography. Great stories. Granted, it's not fair to compare TV shows with cinema films. My point is - it's not impossible, but Hollywood doesn't want that. People want bread and circus. Such pictures give you both, and you don't even have to give them any thought. Quite a deal.

kleinbl00, hoping to hear your thoughts on the matter.